1963
September 9. Pocket Theater. NYC. Ensemble. Work(s): Erik Satie, Vexations. MN participation unconfirmed. American premiere of Vexations (twelve-hour long performance). See Schonberg, “Dada, Dada...,” 1963; Paramenter, 1963. September-October. WBAI-FM. Solo. NYC. Work(s): Karlheinz Stockhausen, Zyklus (1958). [Performance followed an interview on WBAI. See Corigilano, 1963]
In September 1963, Max Neuhaus participated in one of the most famous endurance events in avant-garde history and solidified his reputation as a master of contemporary percussion via radio broadcast.
Erik Satie: Vexations (September 9, 1963)
Neuhaus participated in the American premiere of Erik Satie's Vexations at the Pocket Theater in New York City.
Organized by John Cage, the performance lasted approximately 18 hours and 40 minutes, consisting of 840 repetitions of a short musical motif.
Neuhaus was one of a rotating team of ten "Relay Team" pianists that included John Cage, Christian Wolff, David Tudor, Philip Corner, and James Tenney. While his participation is sometimes noted as "unconfirmed" in secondary bibliographies, the Max Neuhaus Estate explicitly catalogs this as a documented performance vector.
WBAI-FM Interview & Performance (Sept–Oct 1963)
Neuhaus appeared on WBAI-FM in New York for an interview with music director John Corigliano.